Time flew by. Another half-year passed, and Ye Ye had not left Spirit City.
His Soul Fighting badge had reached the highest rank: Diamond. That's right—he had reached the maximum rank a long time ago.
During this time, Ye Ye's relationship with Hu Liena had grown closer and closer. He had also bonded with Qian Daoliu. By now, the two of them really were like brothers who had known each other since childhood.
The reason Ye Ye hadn't checked in during this period was that the System's designated check-in location had returned to the sea—and, more specifically, Sea God Island. He had to get back to the coast within half a year. Since he couldn't use his real body for the time being, he would have to travel by ship, so half a year wasn't enough. Besides, Ye Ye felt he should take a break, so he treated it like a vacation.
Ye Ye had spent a full three years enjoying himself, and today was the last day. After today, he would return to his real body, so he planned to say a proper goodbye to his friends.
Ye Ye went to the Worship Hall. When Qian Daoliu saw him, he greeted him warmly. "You're here."
"Mm! But I came to say goodbye this time. I'm leaving tomorrow."
"Goodbye? Where are you going, Brother Ye? Isn't Spirit Hall good enough for you?"
"Brother Qian, Spirit Hall is great. I just want to travel around the continent."
Qian Daoliu didn't try to stop him. "All right. Be careful, and come back to visit me often."
"I will."
Then Ye Ye went to find Hu Liena and invited her to eat fish.
"Honorary Elder Ye, aren't I usually the one who comes to see you? What made you invite me out for grilled fish today?"
"Haha! This might be the last time I get to treat you to grilled fish."
"Honorary Elder Ye, are you all right? We can eat it every day, can't we?"
"I'm leaving tomorrow."
"What? Why are you leaving?"
She sprang to her feet, her voice turning sharp with excitement.
"Don't get worked up. I'm going to travel around the continent."
"Honorary Elder Ye, can't you stay?"
Hu Liena's eyes filled with tears as she pleaded with him.
Ye Ye replied firmly, "No. I have to leave tomorrow."
"All right."
Hu Liena looked a little dejected.
At last, Ye Ye went to the Pope's Palace to see Bibi Dong.
But he found a man inside the palace. Ye Ye had seen him before: Yu Xiaogang.
When Yu Xiaogang saw Ye Ye, he frowned. Suddenly, his crotch hurt.
"Honorary Elder Ye, please sit," Bibi Dong said.
"Honorary Elder Ye?" Yu Xiaogang asked.
"That's right! He's Spirit Hall's new Honorary Elder!"
Yu Xiaogang had once been the only elder in Spirit Hall who hadn't broken through to become a Titled Douluo. But now someone else had become an elder too. Could his theories really be better than Yu Xiaogang's?
"Honorary Elder Ye, I'm discussing something with His Holiness the Pope. Please step outside for a moment."
Ye Ye thought Yu Xiaogang was being ridiculous. He was actually telling Ye Ye to leave!
"Yu Xiaogang! Ye Ye is also an elder of Spirit Hall. He has the right to know."
"Bibi Dong, I—"
"Please call me His Holiness the Pope."
"Your Holiness, that's not what I meant. Let's continue!"
Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth. Even though someone else was there, he put up with it for his own sake. "Your Holiness, I heard Spirit Hall has a way to restore the body. I came here to ask you for it." (This doesn't happen in the original; it's necessary for the story.)
Ye Ye knew that Yu Xiaogang wanted his body restored because Ye Ye had blasted off that part of him.
"Spirit Hall has no such secret technique. Even if we did, why would I give it to you?"
"I'm also an Honorary Elder of Spirit Hall. I believe I have the right to know."
"What do you think, Honorary Elder Ye?" Bibi Dong actually asked Ye Ye.
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Ye Ye had somehow gotten caught in the crossfire while watching the drama.
Yu Xiaogang couldn't believe it. Bibi Dong was actually asking someone else.
"I think Yu Xiaogang has overstepped his authority. His position as Honorary Elder should be revoked, and he should be expelled from Spirit Hall."
"Agreed!"
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Yu Xiaogang hadn't expected them to revoke his position so casually. He was even more surprised by Bibi Dong's coldness, and forgot that Ye Ye was there.
"Dong'er, don't you love me anymore? I—"
"Shut up! Yu Xiaogang has overstepped his authority. His position as Honorary Elder is revoked as of today. Get out of Spirit Hall!"
"Bibi Dong, you can't treat me like this! I'm an elder of Spirit Hall. You can't strip me of my position!"
Ye Ye was happy to watch the commotion and even fanned the flames. "How dare you! Yu Xiaogang, you actually called His Holiness the Pope by name. Your Holiness, I suggest you teach him a lesson."
"Fine."
Ye Ye stepped forward and used Martial Soul Possession.
"This is... that Soul Beast?"
Yu Xiaogang could clearly feel the pain in both of his kidneys.
Ye Ye didn't give Yu Xiaogang a chance to beg for mercy. He struck Yu Xiaogang's crotch with a blast of Soul Power. Naturally, Ye Ye didn't use a skill; it wouldn't be any fun if he killed him.
"Aahhh!"
This time, Yu Xiaogang's manhood was completely destroyed, reduced to nothing. He lay on the ground, clutching his crotch.
Ye Ye kicked Yu Xiaogang out of Spirit Hall, then shouted, "Get lost!"
Yu Xiaogang was in so much pain that he was nearly unconscious. Beads of sweat as large as beans ran down his forehead. He couldn't even think.
Bibi Dong ordered the guards at the Pope's Palace, "Throw him out of Spirit Hall!"
The guards carried Yu Xiaogang out. Seeing what was left of him, they felt a chill in their own crotches. Honorary Elder Ye was ruthless.
Then they dumped Yu Xiaogang at the gates of Spirit Hall. Passersby turned to stare at the man Spirit Hall had thrown out. Yu Xiaogang had been utterly humiliated.
An evil seed took root in Yu Xiaogang's heart. One day, I'll destroy Spirit Hall. Bibi Dong, you bitch! I'll make you feel this same humiliation someday. Hahaha!
Once Yu Xiaogang was gone, Ye Ye got down to business.
"Your Holiness, I'm leaving tomorrow."
"What? You're leaving? What for?"
Bibi Dong had always wanted to win Ye Ye over. She thought he would become at least a Super Douluo one day, but Ye Ye had always stayed close to Qian Daoliu, so she had never succeeded.
"Yes, Your Holiness. I'm going to travel around the continent."
"All right. Go, then."
"Thank you, Your Holiness."
Then Ye Ye left the Pope's Palace.
The night passed quickly. Ye Ye vanished in an instant at dawn, and nobody saw how he had left.
At that moment, Godzilla awoke in an Undersea Volcano somewhere.
As Godzilla woke, the volcano erupted, frightening all the surrounding Soul Beasts into fleeing.
Ye Ye emerged from the volcano with the flowing lava. His body was covered in it, and even his scales had turned red. Fire energy filled Godzilla's body.
After a while, Godzilla's body temperature slowly dropped back to normal.
[ Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have awakened. You receive:
1. Godzilla Burning Form
2. Increased lifespan
3. Increased bloodline ]
"Finally, I've got a permanent form. All that time asleep wasn't wasted."
[That's only because of me. Otherwise, you really would have slept for a year (^)]
"Right, right. Thanks, Xiao Ai (°з°)-"
"Now, open the system panel."
[ Ding! Opened:
System: Sign-in Evolution System
Host: Ye Ye
Species: Godzilla (Juvenile) (Burning Form) (Light Form 90%) (Evil Form 50%)
World traveled to: Douluo Continent
How he traveled: Killed by the System
System space: Gacha Pool, Random Teleportation Card *1, Godzilla World Titan Random Summon Card *1, Mechagodzilla *1, Jinkela *1, Mall, Mysterious Small World (merging), Mysterious Serum *1, n Gold Soul Coins, Godzilla Light Form Trial Card *1, Godzilla Dark Form Trial Card *1
Cultivation: 99,999 years
Skills: Tail Whip, Electromagnetic Pulse, Berserk, King's Aura, Dorsal Ray, Atomic Breath
Points: 6,000
Bloodline: 59
Height: 80 meters ]
"My obsessive-compulsive disorder is acting up. Why couldn't they increase my cultivation and bloodline by one more level? It's so annoying to look at."
[You're at a bottleneck, so of course it's difficult.]
"Forget it. I'd better go check in."
Ye Ye took out the Treasure Map he had gotten from checking in at the Pope's Palace. He remembered it also marked the location of Sea God Island.
Unscrupulous Navigation: "I'm unemployed (·︵·`)"
"Huh!"
Ye Ye discovered that the place marked on the Treasure Map wasn't far off the route to Sea God Island. It seemed fate was sending him there!
Ye Ye swam toward the island marked on the map. Godzilla's dorsal fins cut through the sea as his eighty-meter-long body floated on the surface and sped forward.
Before long, a fleet spotted Godzilla.
"Everyone, get out of here! The Ship Killer is coming! Hurry!"
Ye Ye's hearing was excellent, and he heard them from a distance. "The Ship Killer? Is that me? They must have spread the story about how I destroyed fleets before and given me that name. Since you've moved out of the way, I won't hurt you."
Ye Ye swam past their fleet. The waves he created buffeted the ships nearest to him.
"He's enormous! Is this the Ship Killer? Incredible! Is it a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? It didn't attack us!"
Ye Ye swam away, unaware that the sailors had given him a name: "Godzilla!"
That's right—they had named him Godzilla too.
Ye Ye kept swimming, but suddenly the weather around him changed. A storm appeared up ahead.
"Something's not right. The place marked on the Treasure Map is inside that storm. I should be able to get through it now."
Ye Ye swam toward the heart of the storm. It tried to hurl him into the air and tear him apart, but it was far too weak to lift him now. Still, the storm's winds held him back.
Ye Ye swam toward the seabed, where the storm's effects would be weaker.
A note from the author: Let me explain the comparison between Godzilla and Douluo Continent. I really don't want to make Godzilla completely invincible. Godzilla is certainly very powerful compared to the people of Douluo Continent, but you can think of it as him having been weakened.
As for Godzilla's abilities, I'm not planning to add G-Cells or anything else. I'm mainly worried that adding too much lore will make the story fall apart. I haven't watched that much myself: I've seen Legendary Godzilla, Godzilla, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Godzilla vs. Kong, and a bit of Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters and Godzilla: The Planet Eater. I don't know many of the details, so I don't plan to add too much.
Lastly, I might not be able to update regularly from now on. School is starting, and I'll be busy.
But I won't abandon the book. I'll finish it eventually.
I'm sorry.
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